Posts tagged with "Bookmobile"

Bookmobile staffers Bev Hoffman and Al Piskorski are shown with the bookmobile as it made a stop on Saturday, June 13, at Arlington Park Racecourse for their Teacher Appreciation Event. The event honored teachers from area school districts, and included a book drive to collect books for the Library's Backstretch program. The bookmobile goes to the Backstretch on Fridays from 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. through September 4. In addition, children from the Backstretch come to the Library to participate in the summer reading program.
The bookmobile also goes out to block parties and other types of community events. If you would like the bookmobile to come to your event, contact Community Services Manager Joyce Voss, 847-506-2638, or Bookmobile Specialist Jose Maldonado, 847-870-3713.

Can't get to the Library? Try the bookmobile. It comes right to your neighborhood bringing a wide variety of the latest materials for all ages, including audiobooks, paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, large print books, magazines and best sellers. Children's materials also include picture books, sights and sounds, and puzzles.

In addition, if there is a special library item you would like, you can reserve it online and pick it up on the bookmobile.Find out when the bookmobile will be in your neighborhood.

The Library recently reached a new milestone. It was our all-time busiest year ever in the Library’s history – with more than 2.6 million items checked out and an average 2,600 visitors in our building a day. And that doesn’t include our customers using the bookmobile in 26 stops around the Village or attending our programs at the A.H. Senior Center.

The Library’s new bookmobile is making its rounds with a new look and great updates users will appreciate. The new color and graphics on the outside are just the beginning. It is three feet longer so it has more room to carry the newest books, movies, music and magazines. It also has a higher ceiling, additional skylights and better lighting. And with lower steps into the bookmobile, it is even easier to come aboard. In addition to the added space, it has a new “green” feature – a battery pack that helps save fuel by using the generator less. Check here to see when it is coming to a stop near you.

In recognition of the first National Bookmobile Day in April, we celebrated all month long with a contest on the bookmobile. Entrants had to answer the question, "On average, how many miles does the bookmobile travel each week?" There were three age groups - adults, teens and kids - and the two closest answers in each group won the entrants a $15 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble. Pictured above are some of the winners with Bookmobile Specialist Jose Maldonado on the right. Also shown are Eric Lueck, Sky Findlay and Matthew Feinberg. Congratulations to all of our winners!
By the way, the bookmobile travels 74 miles a week on average. Click here to see the bookmobile schedule and find the closest stop to your house.

The Library's new bookmobile made a grand entrance in the July 4 parade. It It rolled down the parade route accompanied by Library trustees, staff members and Junior Library Volunteers who spread the word, "Get the scoop at the Library," and passed out bottles of bubbles shaped like ice cream cones. The giveaways, which were a big hit with young parade goers, were generously funded by the Friends of the Library.

If your status is Confirmed Registration, your spot for the event is confirmed.

If registration for this event is full, you will be placed on a waiting list. Wait listed registrants are moved to the confirmed registration list (in the order of registration) when cancelations are received. You will receive an email notification if you are moved from the wait list to the confirmed registration list.

6.012 Patron-Generated Content

04/27/2011

The Library offers various venues in which patrons can contribute content that is accessible to the public. These include, but are not limited to, blogs, reviews, forums, and social tagging on the Library’s website and catalog. Any instance in which a patron posts written or recorded content to any of the Library’s venues that are accessible to the public is considered “patron-generated content” and is subject to this policy.

By contributing patron-generated content, patrons grant the Library an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual right and license to use, copy, modify, display, archive, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works based upon that content.

By submitting patron-generated content, patrons warrant they are the sole authors or that they have obtained all necessary permission associated with copyrights and trademarks to submit such content.

Patrons are liable for the opinions expressed and the accuracy of the information contained in the content they submit. The Library assumes no responsibility for such content.

The Library reserves the right not to post submitted content or to remove patron-generated content for any reason, including but not limited to:

content that is profane, obscene, or pornographic;

content that is abusive, discriminatory or hateful on account of race, national origin, religion, age, gender, disability, or sexual orientation;

content that contains threats, personal attacks, or harassment;

content that contains solicitations or advertisements;

content that is invasive of another person’s privacy;

content that is unrelated to the discussion or venue in which it is posted;

content that is in violation of the Library’s Code of Conduct or any other Library policy